Tire-cover



E. J. HERCHERI.

TIRE COVER.

-APPLICATION IILED AUG-30, |919.

353423169, Pgtentedlune 1,1920.

UNITED :siffatte rar est GFP E@ i EDWIN J. HERCHERT, `or PosfrvrLLE, 10u/fn..y

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` Specification of Letters rateiit. Patented Julie 1f, 1920.

Application filed August so', i919. serviail'uasaosea.

' 10 att w/wfml t may concern:

l Be it known that I, EDWIN J.HERo1-iuirr, a

citizen of the United States, residing at lost- 4 ville, in the county of Allama'keeand State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Tire-Cover, of 'which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to tire armors, and more particularly to an armor made up of a plurality of removable steel tread sections, supported directly on a tire, to relieve the tire associated therewith, of undue wear, Y

thereby prolonging the life of the same.

A further object of the invention'is to provide a device of this character having anti-V skid qualities for preventing lateral .skidding of a car, equipped with a tread as embodied in the present invention. A Y A further object of the invention ist construct the tread of a plurality of connect-V ed elements, capable of being readily and easily removed and replaced, in the event that one of the elements becomes worn out or otherwise rendered inoperative. Y

A still further object ofthe invention is to provide-means for securing and mounting the tread on a tire, to prevent movement of the tread with relation to the tire.

Vith the foregoing and other objects inview which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the `coinbination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter Vdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of :the

invention herein disclosed, mayV be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing Figure 1 illustratesa fragmentary view of a tire, and armor constructed in accordance with the present invention applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through a tire and armor, the armor being constructed inV accordance with the present invention. i

v Fig. 3 is a top plan view of one-of the elements forming the tread of the tire cover.

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the same. Fig. 5 its a transverse sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of one of the end sections of the tire cover. f.

Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional viewtaken on line 7-7 of Fig. 6.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the

I, ll Y reference character 5 indicates a section ofa tire armor constructed in accordance with the present invention, and' includes the tread members 6, each of which` is provided with a depression 7, forming the boss 8 on the outer surface'thereof,the depression 7, which is formed in the under surface thereof, is provided with a cut-out portion 8, and inwardly extending flanges 9, which flanges together with the depression 7, provide a pocket to `receive a T-shaped Vtongue 10, formed on the adjacent section. Y

The outer member 11 of the tire armor is providedwith the T-shaped tongue 12, and a depressed portion 13, formed in the under surface thereof, and providing the boss 14C extending substantially the entire width lof Vand upwardly to provide a1 flange to be engaged by a securing member, to be hereinafter more fully described.

The endsection 21 of the tire armor, is slightly different in construction, than the end section 11, in that the same in place of Y the T-shaped head, is provided with adepressed portion, in its under surface, forming the boss 22 in the outer surface, the walls adjacent the depression being inturnedV to provide a housing for the T-shaped tongue of the adj acentmember of the armor;

The Vremaining portion of the end section 21, being the same as the end section 11, described above, it is believed to be unnecesf` saryto describe in detail this construction.

As shown, thevarmor includesa plurality of sections spaced over the surface of a tire, the'lower or securing members thereof, lying Vwithin the notched portions adjacent the bead of the tire, and cooperate with the fastening member This fastening member, includesthe well known type of clencher 'Y rim, now in use.

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Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is In combinationV With an automobile tire and the clencher rim thereof, atirearmor including a plurality of spaced independent metallic sectionseach of the sections includ?V ing a plurality of cooperating treadrmem-k bers and 51de members, each of the members v i having Van enlargementv formed ,oni one, of

recesses, said recesses adapted to accommo-V date the Tjsha'ped tongues'fori securing the members together-,said enlargements formi ing anti-.skid means anda relatively long Vselcuring member `(engaging under the clencher rim, and a plurality of chain sections securf 2o Y ing the side members to the securing member.

' y In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own,y I have hereto affixed mylsi'gnature 1n the presence Vor two Witnesses.

VVitnesSes: WM. J. KLINGBEIL', BERT E. NETTLE.

EDWIN J. .HEnoi-IERT. v 

